This Week in Ridiculous Deep-Fried Things

Remember thatdeep-fried butter at last year's Iowa State Fair? It was hailed by vegans and fair-ogling media alike as the final stick, as it were, that Americans had finally gone too far with our love of battered fat. Where could we go from here? Fear not: The California State Fair, happening next month, recently posted its menu, and there are plenty of new contenders for delicious, horrifying, and/or interesting-sounding deep-fried novelties. The Internet is already crying foul over Charlie Boghosian's deep-fried cereal, available in Trix and Cinnamon Toast Crunch varieties — in fact, earlier today, his online menu was down "due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwith limit." To be sure, Boghosian has an impressive record of deep-frying food that no one has previously even thought to deep-fry (Kool-Aid comes to mind). But there are plenty of other debuts from this year's state-fair season, in California but also in Texas, that stand out. Here's a sampling:

What do you think of the deep-fried insanity? Is there something wrong about revamping childhood favorites in awesome amounts of crunchy fat? (Or possibly something a little bit right?) Let us know in the comments.